Re:Only Google is really allowed to crawl the web
by throwaway_kufu on Saturday March 27, 2021 @12:04PM
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Laws are one thing and enforceability another.
In fact Google had to make certain concessions in order for the Google Flights acquisition to get regulatory approval.
IIRC a Chinese firewall between Google data and Google Flights...but like many regulations they were likely written by Google lobbyists aka the industry experts. Because at the end of the day Google flights: 1. Still has the built in widget above organic results and 2. They still bid on their own ad spots jacking up costs on competition which is ultimately passed on to consumers.
In fact Google had to make certain concessions in order for the Google Flights acquisition to get regulatory approval.
IIRC a Chinese firewall between Google data and Google Flights...but like many regulations they were likely written by Google lobbyists aka the industry experts. Because at the end of the day Google flights: 1. Still has the built in widget above organic results and 2. They still bid on their own ad spots jacking up costs on competition which is ultimately passed on to consumers.